Cleveland Indians

It will forever be known as The Jake. Now that we got that out of the way…
The stadium workers are always so kind and helpful. It’s always clean minus the peanut shells on the ground but come on it’s a baseball game. There are so many options of food and drinks. Anywhere you have seats you have a good view.
I mean lets face it, a summer isn’t complete without an Indians game.

How do you even review such an awesome team?! I may be bias because they are my one and only sports team love. Seriously though, what a team! Who cares that they don’t always win, whenever I watch a game I feel like I’m cheering on family, and that’s what’s really important at the end of the day.

We attended the Cincy game…(Red’s fan)…everyone was nice, and I even met some fellow Huskers there, which really doesn’t surprise me… haha… Good seats and I got a bunch of freebees… an Indian’s hat, towel, and Indian’s duct tape. Have fun.

Progressive Field is always nice but just observations the past few seasons —
Cleveland Indians are pricing themselves out with this variable pricing. What happened to the $ 8 tickets? If your team is DEAD LAST in the entire MLB for attendance don’t you think you would learn basic economics and adjust ticket prices?! Clearly they are pricing out the fans.
Sorry, not paying $ 22 *CHEAPEST TICKET* for a nosebleed seat on a SUNDAY AFTERNOON game.
Cleveland Indians, continue to enjoy being dead last in attendance this year! I’ll watch the game from a bar down the street.

Great Stadium, food was even cheap, which is rare for a ballgame.

As a Clevelander, it’s awesome to be able to score some super cheap seats and head to the Jake on a whim, like any day of the week. Small beers are only $ 4 and some of the cheapest at any professional ball park. There’s no bad seats and the vendors selling beer and hotdogs are more entertaining than the games, each singing their own songs and rhymes to get your $$$. I have been twice already this season and will probably hold off going back until it’s warmer, that wind can be nasty! Always a good time here!

Lousy game day experience.
Took some young kids to the park promising them A CHANCE for autographs. Bought em baseballs, a sharpie, and a display for their soon-​to-​be autographed ball (from the Indians team shop), entered the stadium immediately when the gates opened at 5:30pm, and was driven away by security near the Indians dugout at around 6pm. THAT is what your game day experience for kids is, Cleveland? ZERO player interaction with the young ones? Don’t sell Sharpies in your team store if you’re not going to make your players available for autographs.
I”ve watched a game in 35 MLB stadiums. 29 of the current 30 ballparks (only missing the new Twins Stadium) and 6 that no longer exist (Old Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Old Busch Stadium, The Kingdome, and two parks that still exist but aren’t used by the MLB teams any longer: Jack Murphy Stadium and RFK Stadium). I can’t recall ever seeing ZERO interaction between the players and the fans (kids) prior to a game. Bad stuff.
Now, let’s talk about the food. .. I ordered a Wahoo Burger which was labeled as a double cheeseburger on the menu board. I couldn’t understand why it was only $ 5. Seemed awfully inexpensive for a double cheeseburger at a major league ballpark. Then I got my ‘burger.’ What a joke! The patty was the size of a silver-​dollar. No joke! It looked worse than the burger on the old, «Where’s the Beef?!» commercials. I brought it over to a hi-​top table in the dining area, laid it on the table without saying a word, and my girlfriend (upon seeing how small my burger is) says, «Oh my God! What is THAT?!» We were both laughing at how ridiculous it looked and she asked if I was going to take it back and I just explained it was only $ 5 for a reason and headed over to the condiments.
The condiment station in itself was a joke. There was no mayo or ketchup in any of the dispensers. I went and found another condiment station and — same thing. I had to search for another before I could get some condiments for my burger. People were just shaking their head in disbelief, pissed, or laughing that all of the condiment dispensers could be empty.
Returning to my hi-​top table to join my girlfriend in our joke of a ‘meal,’ here comes the stadium worker in charge of the garbage. In a giant dark gray trash bin he comes rolling up, parks his trash bin RIGHT NEXT TO US, and walks over to some of the nearby trash cans to grab a giant Hefty bag of trash, throw it into the giant bin RIGHT NEXT TO US, and head off to bring back more garbage. .. All the while leaving the giant bin of at least a half-​dozen giant bags filled with garbage RIGHT NEXT TO US as we ate. AWESOME!!!
Then, of course, the Indians lost to the woeful Blue Jays so. .. that was funny. Thanks for that.
Oh, and when 99% of your fan base loves the iconic Chief Wahoo logo, don’t remove him entirely from your stadium to cater to a few angry liberals. Cater to your fans. In fact, let’s make that an internal message in your team office: Cater To Your Fans. If you want to see how things are done right, go take in a Columbus Blue Jackets game at their arena. I’m not even a Blue Jackets fan (I’m a Penguins fan). I hardly knew the Blue Jackets existed. But after being to about every arena in North America, that organization does just about everything right from a fan’s game day experience. Take notes. Somewhere. Anywhere.

Ketchup cheats!!!

A good game, a good ball park. This is my home team. Go Tribe!

Its super expensive to drink and eat. If they were doing better it would seem like it hurt less. Take all the beer money Ive given you over tha past couple seasons and buy some players!

I heart going to Indian’s games. It is the only place I can get my dog w/​Stadium Mustard.
I do miss the real organ player though. Could you bring one back please?
Oh, and lay off the sucky singers (yes I’m biased towards myself). I’ll sing for you CLE Indians and you’ll love me!
I do wish das bier wasn’t so expensive, but hey! I’m going for the experience.
If you haven’t been… you must.

This is a pretty beautiful ballpark. I came here for the Buddy Walk, so I was not able to see an actual game, but from what I saw, it would be a great place to see a game. Beautifully built and it even has a pretty big area outside the park for fans to gather.

I used to believe this was the best ballpark in baseball, but sadly they’re letting the place go.
Restrooms with doors that lack locks, a switch away from Steris products to generic soap in the Steris containers, some restrooms that completely lack paper towels, and on and on.
The views get a five, they’re un-​paralleled, but please clean the place up.

I’ve been to over 20 different ballparks and this is still one of the best. Plus, they are always running great promotions for adults and kids alike. I was a partial season ticket holder this year (2011) and they had such an amazing deal which included a free suite rental, terrace club passes and loaded tickets for each game. The weekday afternoon games are great too. The Indians make it a fan and family friendly place to watch a game. We gave it a run this year and I’m excited to come back next year to this great venue

One of the most aesthetically pleasing major league ballparks in the country. The staff is helpful, friendly, and will often go out of their way to make sure your day is a great one.
The baseball is up and down, (but thus is the nature of Cleveland Sports), but the special events are amazing. Fireworks shows are top notch, and the annual Rock and Blast show is a must see. Promotions are fantastic as well, especially dollar hot dog nights.
There really isn’t a bad seat in the house, nor is there a bad food choice. Concessions prices are inflated, but the food is quality and is in your hands quickly.
If you have the chance, catch a game at the Jake. Root for the Tribe. Enjoy the sun with your peanuts and cracker jack.

Great ball park! The fans were polite and the staff was all helpful. Everything was clean and the food was decent. I really enjoyed my fried chicken and waffle sandwich.
There was a great spot to park for $ 20 directly across from the park entrance. Couldn’t beat that!
Drove from Indy to see the game against the Red Socks and even though Cleveland lost it was still a very nice venue. Lots of giveaways and entertainment for the kids, including the hot dog race.

«Go Tribe! I have never, do not currently, and will never again feel as American as I did when I attended a Cleveland Indians game this summer.»
Thank you, fellow Unilocaler, for describing our feelings exactly about our visit to see the Tribe at «the Jake». My husband is actually from Canada, and HE uttered a sentiment similar to your quote, at the game.
I have personally visited and seen baseball games at 10 different Major League Baseball stadiums, and so I do have some experience to back my statement that the Jake gives the most «All-​American» flag-​waving, piece of mom’s apple pie experience at any baseball stadium that I have experienced.
From the spirit of the Cleveland fans (they are funny and loud — kind of like Yankees fans, but more like cheering than jeering!) to lots of red, white and blue colors around the stadium, to it being the only stadium I have seen where you can watch a game with the actual skyline of the city visible from the seats, to the after-​game fireworks — a Cleveland Indians game at the Jake is a living piece of Americana that cannot be experienced elsewhere. (in my 10-​different major-​league stadium experiences, anyway!~).
Oh, and for those of you who think the name «Indians» is not PC enough — give it a break and read this. Did you know that the name of the team was actually chosen because of a nickname the team got when the Cleveland baseball franchise was the first and the ONLY major league franchise at the time who allowed any non-​white players to play on the team? His name was Louis Sockalexis, he was the grandson of the Chief of the Bear Clan from the Penobscot Indians of Maine, and Cleveland alone allowed him to play when other teams wouldn’t because of racial prejudice. in 1915, the owners of the team asked Cleveland newspapers to poll fans to name the team, and the fans chose the name «Indians» to honor the contributions of Louis Sockalexis. The name of our team is a tribute to him, to his Native American heritage, and to the culture of acceptance of all races and ethnicities present in Cleveland that allowed him to play and to be celebrated, at a time when prejudice was too great in other cities to allow that to happen.
Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it! :)
Go Tribe!
A Tribe fan forever :)

One of the reasons that made me come to Cleveland was the fact that I could have a professional baseball venue in my back yard. Now I am not going to knock the quality of baseball, the management, why they stink in the playoffs, etc. Listen everyone, its baseball, pro ball, and its here at your convenience in a beautiful park. I love it, and will continue to do so until I leave this mistake on a lake.
Some things to help your experience:
1) Get a cheap seat and move around at your own risk.
2) Go to Caddyshack for a hot dog afterward and save yourself the pity of eating a teenie weenie.
3) If you must eat, go behind the right field seats and get yourself an Italian Sausage with onions /​peppers, its fantastic.
I know its late fall and there’s no hope for this team next year, but I am already looking forward to the congregation of drunks I call opening day 2011!

Dear Cleveland Indians,
We drove all the way from Pittsburgh to watch you play. We love your park, it’s really great. Pregame entertainment was also very nice. The «Hot Dog» race was very exciting, I was very happy to see Ketchup beat Mustard, especially after Mustard tried to cheat by taking a short cut. But the best part was you won! Awesome game! The most exciting part of the game was when Tony Sipp came in on relief in the seventh inning, throwing «heat», striking out the final two Twins players, to end their rally. The crowd when wild! You could hear Chief Wahoo beating his drums like crazy! It was great!!! The Indians ending up winning 4 to 2. Thanks for a great game!
Sincerely, Julie D and BJ

We purchased tickets for the Saturday, June 21^st interleague game between the visiting Cleveland Indians versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Had I known when we purchased the tickets that there would be a heat wave in So. Cal., I may have opted to watch the game at home, but since we had the tickets, we decided to brave the sweltering ~100 degree heat.
Photo:
Highlights:
— Cold beer tastes excellent in this concrete desert environment.
— Our seats were located in the shade or we would surely have died in that sun.
— I proudly wore my Cleveland Indians ball cap (which was Made in the U.S.A.).
— Meeting the many dedicated Cleveland Indians fans who stayed for the entire game.
— Witnessing Cleveland’s pitcher C.C. Sabathia hit a first pitch home run.
— Watching the Cleveland Indians win in 11 Innings.
— Knowing that I’ll be watching future games at home on television.
Cash Expenditures:
— Filling the Gas Tank $ 75
— Field Level seats (½ off) $ 70
— Dodger Beers $ 50
— Dodger Dogs $ 20
— Dodger Hat (for Deb) $ 16
— Dodger Logo — Water Sprayer $ 15
— Dodger Peanuts $ 11
— SPF 50 Sunscreen $ 10
— Dodger Magazine $ 5
Go Tribe!
By the way, in the L.A. Dodgers review, I thanked them for:
1) Draining my wallet of cash to pay their triple A players.
2) Losing to my favorite ballclub, the Cleveland Indians.
3) Reminding me it makes more sense to watch the game at home.